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Exclusive: Lep areas revealed for first round of invitations to tender for delayed ESF contracts

These are the first areas which the will be involved in the first round of long-awaited invitations to tender…

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Social mobility tsar Alan Milburn labels FE an ‘absolute jungle’

Social Mobility and Child Poverty Commission chair Alan Milburn (pictured above) has told a Lords committee how the FE…

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College principal’s ‘regret’ at studio school closures over low pupil numbers

The principal of a Midland college behind two studio schools struggling with low pupil numbers has told of her…

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Bankruptcy warning on Saudi college ventures

English colleges who set up new learner ventures in Saudi Arabia as part of multi-million pound deals could be…

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BIS report hails ‘substantial impact’ of FE on unemployed

A government report has hailed the “substantial impact” of FE in getting unemployed people back into work — and…

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Launch date finally set for first round of invitations to tender for Euro skills contracts

The launch date for the first round of long-overdue invitations to tender for European Social Fund (ESF) contracts has…

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Skills Minister Nick Boles clears up area review question for sixth form college academies

Skills Minister Nick Boles has outlined how post-16 education area reviews will provide the means for sixth form colleges…

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Colleges in second wave of area reviews revealed

Thirty four general FE colleges and 15 sixth form colleges (SFCs) will be involved in the second wave of…

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ETF reveals who will run consultation on Functional Skills reforms

The Education and Training Foundation (ETF) has appointed a Yorkshire-based firm to run a consultation with the National Institute…

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LIVE UPDATES: FE and skills sector reacts to Ofsted 2014/15 annual report

The 2014/15 Ofsted annual report painted a picture of an FE and skills sector in which two years of…

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College performance ‘has declined’ – Ofsted boss Sir Michael Wilshaw’s annual report

Ofsted boss Sir Michael Wilshaw has told how he has “seen the pace of improvement slow” in FE and…

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Nick Linford
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Ofsted boss Sir Michael aims annual report fire at skills gap armed with nearly 180 FE and skills inspection results

Ofsted chief inspector Sir Michael Wilshaw today launches the 2014/15 annual report armed with the results of nearly 180…

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